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DOGE, Elon, and the US Treasury. Everything you need to know.
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DOGE, Elon, and the US Treasury. Everything you need to know.

Felix Salmon, Axios' reporter, breaks down everything DOGE on the latest episode of 'Mastering the Room'

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) has stormed into the U.S. Treasury, cut funding to agencies, and accessed the Treasury’s federal payment system. Is this legal? Is your personal data safe? And who—if anyone or anything—can stop them?

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In this episode of Mastering the Room, Axios’ Felix Salmon and I talk about:
✅ Elon Musk’s wild new government experiment—what exactly is "Doge" and why is it running the U.S. Treasury?
✅ Whether Congress can (or will) stop Musk from slashing federal funding and taking over government payments
✅ The legal battles brewing over this presidential power grab, plus
✅ Trump’s latest money-making scheme: selling U.S. gold cards for $5 million a pop

If you care about democracy, government overreach, or just enjoy a good political thriller playing out in real life, this episode is for you.

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